Sonapareeya
From Maryan · 2013
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Haricharan, Javed Ali, Sofia Ashraf, Nakash Aziz
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Maryan2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oh yae oyala endha naalum oyala | Oh, it never stops, it never ceases any day |
| Ennai padachavan kodukkum kai oyala | The hand of my creator that gives never ceases |
| Oh yae oyala endha naalum oyala | Oh, it never stops, it never ceases any day |
| Ennai padachavan kodukkum kai oyala | The hand of my creator that gives never ceases |
| Oh yae oyala enga valai kaayala | Oh, it never stops, our fishing net never dries up |
| Nee sokkum padi sirichadi sonapareeya | You smiled so charmingly, oh Sonapareeya |
| Male | |
| Sonapareeya sonapareeya | Sonapareeya, Sonapareeya |
| Sonapareeya nee thanaa variya …aa…aah | Sonapareeya, are you coming on your own? |
| Sonapareeya sonapareeya | Sonapareeya, Sonapareeya |
| Sonapareeya nee thanaa variya …aa… | Sonapareeya, are you coming on your own? |
| Male | |
| Oh yae oyala endha naalum oyala | Oh, it never stops, it never ceases any day |
| Ennai padachavan kodukkum kai oyala | The hand of my creator that gives never ceases |
| Oh yae oyala enga valai kaayala | Oh, it never stops, our fishing net never dries up |
| Nee sokkum padi sirichadi sonapareeya | You smiled so charmingly, oh Sonapareeya |
| Male | |
| Pathukkaalu nandu | A ten-legged crab |
| Paarthathu sonapareeya | Looked at Sonapareeya |
| Adhu surundu sunnaambaa poyi | It shriveled up into lime |
| Otha kaalil nikkuthadi | And stands on a single leg |
| Muthukulikkum peter- ah sonapareeya | Peter, who dives for pearls, oh Sonapareeya |
| Avan kaanji karuvaada poyi | He turned into dried fish |
| Quarterula mungitaanae | And drowned in a quarter bottle of liquor |
| Andhariyae sundhariyae sonapareeya | Clever beauty, oh Sonapareeya |
| Mandhiriyae mundhiriyae sonapareeya | Minister, cashew nut, oh Sonapareeya |
| Angamellaam sindhuriyae sonapareeya | Adorned with vermilion all over, oh Sonapareeya |
| Male | |
| Sonapareeya sonapareeya | Sonapareeya, Sonapareeya |
| Sonapareeya nee thanaa variya …aa…aah | Sonapareeya, are you coming on your own? |
| Sonapareeya sonapareeya | Sonapareeya, Sonapareeya |
| Sonapareeya nee thanaa variya …aa… | Sonapareeya, are you coming on your own? |
| Male | |
| Oyala… | Oyala… |
| Oyaala | Oyaala |
| Chorus :Sonaparee ah oh | Chorus : Sonaparee ah oh |
| Male :Oyala… | Male : Oyala… |
| Oyaala | Oyaala |
| Chorus :Sonaparee ah oh | Chorus : Sonaparee ah oh |
| Male | |
| Oyala | Oyala |
| Female :Aa aah ah ah oh | Female : Aa aah ah ah oh |
| Male :Oyala | Male : Oyala |
| Female :Ae ae ae ae ae | Female : Ae ae ae ae ae |
| Male :Oyala…oyala | Male : Oyala…oyala |
| Male | |
| Oyala | Oyala |
| Female :Aa aah ah ah oh | Female : Aa aah ah ah oh |
| Male :Oyala | Male : Oyala |
| Female :Ae ae ae ae ae | Female : Ae ae ae ae ae |
| Male :Oyala | Male : Oyala |
| Female :Kannula kappalaa | Female : Is that a ship in your eyes? |
| Male :Oyala | Male : Oyala |
| Female :Nenjula vikkalaa | Female : A hiccup in your heart? |
| Male :Oyala | Male : Oyala |
| Female :Kaiyila nikkala | Female : Slipping out of hand? |
| Male :Oyala | Male : Oyala |
| Female :Nadaiyila nakkala | Female : Sarcasm in your walk? |
| Male | |
| Oyala | Oyala |
| Female :Aa aah ah ah oh | Female : Aa aah ah ah oh |
| Male :Oyala | Male : Oyala |
| Female :Ae ae ae ae ae | Female : Ae ae ae ae ae |
| Female | |
| Sippikkulla muthu | A pearl inside the oyster |
| Kappalila micham | What remains on the ship |
| Micham vacha mutham | The leftover kisses |
| Motham motham enakku | Are all, all for me |
| Sikki sikki ah ah | Caught and trapped, ah ah |
| Mathi sikkikicha | The Mathi fish got caught |
| Nenju vikkikicha | My heart caught a hiccup |
| Machaan vecha micham | What my cousin left behind |
| Male | |
| Otha maramaa | Like a lone tree |
| Ethanai kaalam sonapareeya | For how long, Sonapareeya? |
| Kadalula pona kattu maram ellaam | All the rafts that went into the sea |
| Karai thaan yeriduchae aamaa | Have returned to the shore, yes |
| Male | |
| Athai mavano maaman mavano | Is it aunt's son or uncle's son? |
| Sonapareeya | Sonapareeya |
| Ivanai pola kadalin aazham | Like him, the depths of the sea |
| Evanum kandathillai | No one has ever seen |
| Nenjukkulla nikkuriyae sonapareeya | You stand inside my heart, Sonapareeya |
| Meenu mullaa sikkuriyae sonaapareeya | Getting stuck like a fishbone, Sonapareeya |
| Kenjumpadi vaikkuriyae sonaapareeya | Making me beg for love, Sonapareeya |
| Male | |
| Sonapareeya sonapareeya | Sonapareeya, Sonapareeya |
| Sonapareeya nee thanaa variya …aa…aah | Sonapareeya, are you coming on your own? |
| Sonapareeya sonapareeya | Sonapareeya, Sonapareeya |
| Sonapareeya nee thanaa variya …aa… | Sonapareeya, are you coming on your own? |
| Male | |
| Oh yae oyala endha naalum oyala | Oh, it never stops, it never ceases any day |
| Ennai padachavan kodukkum kai oyala | The hand of my creator that gives never ceases |
| Oh yae oyala enga valai kaayala | Oh, it never stops, our fishing net never dries up |
| Nee sokkum padi sirichadi sonapareeya | You smiled so charmingly, oh Sonapareeya |
மற்றும் நாகாஷ் அஜிஸ்
Oh, it never stops, it never ceases any day
The hand of my creator that gives never ceases
Oh, it never stops, it never ceases any day
The hand of my creator that gives never ceases
Oh, it never stops, our fishing net never dries up
You smiled so charmingly, oh Sonapareeya
ஓ யே ஓயல எந்த நாளும் ஓயல
என்ன படைச்சவன் கொடுக்கும் கை ஓயல
ஓ யே ஓயல எந்த நாளும் ஓயல
என்ன படைச்சவன் கொடுக்கும் கை ஓயல
ஓ யே ஓயல எங்க வலை காயல
நீ சொக்கும் படி சிரிச்ச சோனாபரியா
Sonapareeya, Sonapareeya
Sonapareeya, are you coming on your own?
Sonapareeya, Sonapareeya
Sonapareeya, are you coming on your own?
சோனாபரியா சோனாபரியா
சோனாபரியா நீ தானா வரியா...ஆஅ.....ஆஹ்
சோனாபரியா சோனாபரியா
சோனாபரியா நீ தானா வரியா...ஆஅ.....
Oh, it never stops, it never ceases any day
The hand of my creator that gives never ceases
Oh, it never stops, our fishing net never dries up
You smiled so charmingly, oh Sonapareeya
ஓ யே ஓயல எந்த நாளும் ஓயல
என்ன படைச்சவன் கொடுக்கும் கை ஓயல
ஓ யே ஓயல எங்க வலை காயல
நீ சொக்கும் படி சிரிச்ச சோனாபரியா
A ten-legged crab
Looked at Sonapareeya
It shriveled up into lime
And stands on a single leg
Peter, who dives for pearls, oh Sonapareeya
He turned into dried fish
And drowned in a quarter bottle of liquor
Clever beauty, oh Sonapareeya
Minister, cashew nut, oh Sonapareeya
Adorned with vermilion all over, oh Sonapareeya
பத்து காலு நண்டு
பாத்தது சோனாபரியா
அது சுருண்டு சுண்ணாம்பா போய்
ஒத்த காலில் நிக்குதடி
முத்து குளிக்கும் பீட்டர் ஹா சோனாபரியா
அவன் காஞ்சி கருவாடா போய்
குவாட்டர்ல முங்கிட்டானே
அந்தரியே சுந்தரியே சோனாபரியா
மந்திரியே முந்திரியே சோனாபரியா
அந்தமெல்லாம் சிந்தரியே சோனாபரியா
Sonapareeya, Sonapareeya
Sonapareeya, are you coming on your own?
Sonapareeya, Sonapareeya
Sonapareeya, are you coming on your own?
சோனாபரியா சோனாபரியா
சோனாபரியா நீ தானா வரியா...ஆஅ.....ஆஹ்
சோனாபரியா சோனாபரியா
சோனாபரியா நீ தானா வரியா...ஆஅ.....
Oyala…
Oyaala
Chorus : Sonaparee ah oh
Male : Oyala…
Oyaala
Chorus : Sonaparee ah oh
ஓயல........
ஓயால...
குழு :
சோனாபரியா ஆ ஓ
ஓயல........
ஓயால....
குழு :
சோனாபரியா ஆ ஓ
Oyala
Female : Aa aah ah ah oh
Male : Oyala
Female : Ae ae ae ae ae
Male : Oyala…oyala
ஓயல...
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஓ
ஓயல...
ஏ ஏ ஏ ஏ ஏ
ஓயல......ஓயல
Oyala
Female : Aa aah ah ah oh
Male : Oyala
Female : Ae ae ae ae ae
Male : Oyala
Female : Is that a ship in your eyes?
Male : Oyala
Female : A hiccup in your heart?
Male : Oyala
Female : Slipping out of hand?
Male : Oyala
Female : Sarcasm in your walk?
ஓயல
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஓ
ஓயல
ஏ ஏ ஏ ஏ ஏ
ஓயல
கண்ணுல கப்பலா...
ஓயல...
நெஞ்சுல விக்கல்லா...
ஓயல...
கையில நிக்கல்லா...
ஓயல...
நடையில நக்கலா...
Oyala
Female : Aa aah ah ah oh
Male : Oyala
Female : Ae ae ae ae ae
ஓயல...
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஓ
ஓயல...
ஏ ஏ ஏ ஏ ஏ
A pearl inside the oyster
What remains on the ship
The leftover kisses
Are all, all for me
Caught and trapped, ah ah
The Mathi fish got caught
My heart caught a hiccup
What my cousin left behind
சிப்பிக்குள்ள முத்து
கப்பில மிச்சம்
மிச்சம் வச்ச முத்தம்
மொத்தம் மொத்தம் எனக்கு
சிக்கி சிக்கி ஹா ஹா
மத்தி சிச்கிச்சா
நெஞ்சு விக்கிச்சா
மச்சான் வச்ச மிச்சம்
Like a lone tree
For how long, Sonapareeya?
All the rafts that went into the sea
Have returned to the shore, yes
ஒத்த மரமா
எத்தனை காலம் சோனாபரியா
கடலுல போன கட்டு மரமெல்லாம்
கரைதான் ஏறிடுச்சே ஆமா
Is it aunt's son or uncle's son?
Sonapareeya
Like him, the depths of the sea
No one has ever seen
You stand inside my heart, Sonapareeya
Getting stuck like a fishbone, Sonapareeya
Making me beg for love, Sonapareeya
அத்தை மவனோ மாமன் மவனோ
சோனாபரியா
இவன போல கடலின் ஆலம்
எவனும் கண்டதிலதானே
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள நிக்குறியே சோனாபரியா
மீனு முள்ளு சிக்குறியே சோனாபரியா
கெஞ்சும்படி வைக்குறியே சோனாபரியா
Sonapareeya, Sonapareeya
Sonapareeya, are you coming on your own?
Sonapareeya, Sonapareeya
Sonapareeya, are you coming on your own?
சோனாபரியா சோனாபரியா
சோனாபரியா நீ தானா வரியா...ஆஅ.....ஆஹ்
சோனாபரியா சோனாபரியா
சோனாபரியா நீ தானா வாரியா...ஆஅ.....
Oh, it never stops, it never ceases any day
The hand of my creator that gives never ceases
Oh, it never stops, our fishing net never dries up
You smiled so charmingly, oh Sonapareeya
ஓ யே ஓயல எந்த நாளும் ஓயல
என்ன படைச்சவன் கொடுக்கும் கை ஓயல
ஓ யே ஓயல எங்க வலை காயல
நீ சொக்கும் படி சிரிச்சா சோனாபரியா
Oh yae oyala endha naalum oyala
Oh, it never stops, it never ceases any day
Ennai padachavan kodukkum kai oyala
The hand of my creator that gives never ceases
Oh yae oyala endha naalum oyala
Oh, it never stops, it never ceases any day
Ennai padachavan kodukkum kai oyala
The hand of my creator that gives never ceases
Oh yae oyala enga valai kaayala
Oh, it never stops, our fishing net never dries up
Nee sokkum padi sirichadi sonapareeya
You smiled so charmingly, oh Sonapareeya
Sonapareeya sonapareeya
Sonapareeya, Sonapareeya
Sonapareeya nee thanaa variya …aa…aah
Sonapareeya, are you coming on your own?
Sonapareeya sonapareeya
Sonapareeya, Sonapareeya
Sonapareeya nee thanaa variya …aa…
Sonapareeya, are you coming on your own?
Oh yae oyala endha naalum oyala
Oh, it never stops, it never ceases any day
Ennai padachavan kodukkum kai oyala
The hand of my creator that gives never ceases
Oh yae oyala enga valai kaayala
Oh, it never stops, our fishing net never dries up
Nee sokkum padi sirichadi sonapareeya
You smiled so charmingly, oh Sonapareeya
Pathukkaalu nandu
A ten-legged crab
Paarthathu sonapareeya
Looked at Sonapareeya
Adhu surundu sunnaambaa poyi
It shriveled up into lime
Otha kaalil nikkuthadi
And stands on a single leg
Muthukulikkum peter- ah sonapareeya
Peter, who dives for pearls, oh Sonapareeya
Avan kaanji karuvaada poyi
He turned into dried fish
Quarterula mungitaanae
And drowned in a quarter bottle of liquor
Andhariyae sundhariyae sonapareeya
Clever beauty, oh Sonapareeya
Mandhiriyae mundhiriyae sonapareeya
Minister, cashew nut, oh Sonapareeya
Angamellaam sindhuriyae sonapareeya
Adorned with vermilion all over, oh Sonapareeya
Sonapareeya sonapareeya
Sonapareeya, Sonapareeya
Sonapareeya nee thanaa variya …aa…aah
Sonapareeya, are you coming on your own?
Sonapareeya sonapareeya
Sonapareeya, Sonapareeya
Sonapareeya nee thanaa variya …aa…
Sonapareeya, are you coming on your own?
Oyala…
Oyala…
Oyaala
Oyaala
Chorus :Sonaparee ah oh
Chorus : Sonaparee ah oh
Male :Oyala…
Male : Oyala…
Oyaala
Oyaala
Chorus :Sonaparee ah oh
Chorus : Sonaparee ah oh
Oyala
Oyala
Female :Aa aah ah ah oh
Female : Aa aah ah ah oh
Male :Oyala
Male : Oyala
Female :Ae ae ae ae ae
Female : Ae ae ae ae ae
Male :Oyala…oyala
Male : Oyala…oyala
Oyala
Oyala
Female :Aa aah ah ah oh
Female : Aa aah ah ah oh
Male :Oyala
Male : Oyala
Female :Ae ae ae ae ae
Female : Ae ae ae ae ae
Male :Oyala
Male : Oyala
Female :Kannula kappalaa
Female : Is that a ship in your eyes?
Male :Oyala
Male : Oyala
Female :Nenjula vikkalaa
Female : A hiccup in your heart?
Male :Oyala
Male : Oyala
Female :Kaiyila nikkala
Female : Slipping out of hand?
Male :Oyala
Male : Oyala
Female :Nadaiyila nakkala
Female : Sarcasm in your walk?
Oyala
Oyala
Female :Aa aah ah ah oh
Female : Aa aah ah ah oh
Male :Oyala
Male : Oyala
Female :Ae ae ae ae ae
Female : Ae ae ae ae ae
Sippikkulla muthu
A pearl inside the oyster
Kappalila micham
What remains on the ship
Micham vacha mutham
The leftover kisses
Motham motham enakku
Are all, all for me
Sikki sikki ah ah
Caught and trapped, ah ah
Mathi sikkikicha
The Mathi fish got caught
Nenju vikkikicha
My heart caught a hiccup
Machaan vecha micham
What my cousin left behind
Otha maramaa
Like a lone tree
Ethanai kaalam sonapareeya
For how long, Sonapareeya?
Kadalula pona kattu maram ellaam
All the rafts that went into the sea
Karai thaan yeriduchae aamaa
Have returned to the shore, yes
Athai mavano maaman mavano
Is it aunt's son or uncle's son?
Sonapareeya
Sonapareeya
Ivanai pola kadalin aazham
Like him, the depths of the sea
Evanum kandathillai
No one has ever seen
Nenjukkulla nikkuriyae sonapareeya
You stand inside my heart, Sonapareeya
Meenu mullaa sikkuriyae sonaapareeya
Getting stuck like a fishbone, Sonapareeya
Kenjumpadi vaikkuriyae sonaapareeya
Making me beg for love, Sonapareeya
Sonapareeya sonapareeya
Sonapareeya, Sonapareeya
Sonapareeya nee thanaa variya …aa…aah
Sonapareeya, are you coming on your own?
Sonapareeya sonapareeya
Sonapareeya, Sonapareeya
Sonapareeya nee thanaa variya …aa…
Sonapareeya, are you coming on your own?
Oh yae oyala endha naalum oyala
Oh, it never stops, it never ceases any day
Ennai padachavan kodukkum kai oyala
The hand of my creator that gives never ceases
Oh yae oyala enga valai kaayala
Oh, it never stops, our fishing net never dries up
Nee sokkum padi sirichadi sonapareeya
You smiled so charmingly, oh Sonapareeya
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Sonapareeya from the film Maryan (2013) is an energetic coastal folk song celebrating the sea, faith in divine providence, and romantic teasing. The song draws heavily on coastal metaphors—crabs, mathi fish, diving for pearls, catamarans, and tides—to weave a story of love and life among the fisherman community. The protagonist sings with gratitude for the ocean's bounty while playfully courting his beloved, whom he calls Sonapareeya. Throughout the track, the fisherman expresses how deep his love runs, comparing his heart's yearning to the unexplored depths of the sea. The call-and-response structure between the male and female voices adds a lively, communal folk rhythm, painting a vivid picture of coastal culture, resilience, and passion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Andhariyae sundhariyae sonapareeya / Mandhiriyae mundhiriyae sonapareeya”
Matching rhyming suffixes at the end of consecutive lines for musical rhythm.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Pathukkaalu nandu / Paarthathu sonapareeya / Adhu surundu sunnaambaa poyi / Otha kaalil nikkuthadi”
Exaggerated imagery of a ten-legged crab being so dazzled by the heroine that it shrivels up and stands on one leg.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Meenu mullaa sikkuriyae sonaapareeya”
Comparing love getting lodged in the heart to a prickly fishbone.
Mona (Initial Alliteration)
“Kannula kappalaa / Nenjula vikkalaa”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent phrases.
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Trivia
Composed by A. R. Rahman for the movie Maryan (2013), this track features lyrics written by legendary Tamil lyricist Vaali. Sung by Javed Ali, Haricharan, and Nakash Aziz, the term 'Sonapareeya' originates from coastal Tamil folklore referring to an enchanting golden fairy or beauty.
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